Gandhari Reservoir

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Information about Gandhari Dam and Reservoir.
There are two dams with the same name in Maharashtra .This is one the other one is near Sakoli town in Bhandara District.
Gandhari Reservoir was created as a result of construction of Gandhari Dam of Gandhari Irrigation Project . Official Designation of the The Project and Dam's is " Gandhari D - 0 3814" . Gandhari Reservoir is locally also known as " Gandhari Lake" / " Gandhari Talav" . Gandhari Peoject was constructed as part of irrigation Schemes by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1976. Nearest city to dam is Lonar and the Dam is situated in Lonar Taluka of Buldana District of Maharashtra . Gandhari Peoject dam is built on and impounds a Local Nallah .The Project is an Earth-fill Gravity Dam . Purpose of the Project is for irrigation . The length of the dam is 390 m ( 1279.53 Feet ) while the height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.03 m ( 59.15 Feet ) . Detailed information about project spillway is not available . Project Spillway length is not known . Whatever is left of what was once a Spillway , is in a bad condition being eroded and partly washed away
Catchment area of Gandhari Reservoir is not known . Maximum / Gross storage capacity oh Gandhari Reservoir is 2.412 MCM . Live storage capacity is 2.279 MCM . Now a days almost all the water bodies make for good picnic spots Ganfhari lake is also a popular Tourist attraction for its scenic beauty .